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Adobe Photoshop Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements
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Adobe Photoshop Elements free download for Mac

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Version 20.0

Consumer photo editor/organizer.

2.7
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Adobe Photoshop Elements overview

Adobe Photoshop Elements - the #1 selling consumer photo-editing software - helps you edit pictures with powerful, easy-to-use options and share them via print, the web, Facebook, and more.

Note: the downloadable DMG file is installer.

What’s new in version 20.0

Updated on Dec 17 2021

  • Instantly turn photos into art. In one click, transform your photos with effects inspired by famous works of art or popular art styles. Apply an effect to all or part of your photo, and easily adjust the results for exactly the look you want.
  • Create not-so-still photos. Add moving overlays like snowflakes and sparkles, and create fun animated frames. Then save your photos as MP4s to share on social and more.
  • Warp photos to fit any shape. Place one photo inside another by wrapping it around an object like a coffee mug or fitting it inside shapes like the lenses of your subject’s sunglasses. There’s no limit to what you can create!
  • Create perfect pet pics. Make your furry and feathered friends look their best. Frame them up just right, adjust color and lighting, select and refine detailed edges like fur, fix pet-eye, and remove collars and leashes in a few simple steps.
  • Extend photo backgrounds. Create a stunning landscape or reposition your subject for the perfect social post by easily extending your photo’s background. The magic of Content-Aware Fill technology makes it all possible.
  • Explore new slideshow styles. Show off your photos and videos and tell your stories with new animated slideshow templates in a range of eye-catching styles.

Information

License

Demo

Size

4.09 GB

Downloads

114102

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 11 or later
  • 8 GB of RAM
  • 6 GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 2.5GB to download all optional content (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
  • 1280x800 display resolution (at 100% scale factor)
  • Internet connection required for product activation and content download
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mzulgis
mzulgis
Oct 24 2021
19.0
0.0
Oct 24 2021
0.0
Version: 19.0
I like PSE. It is a good product, when it works. I paid good money for the 2019 version from the App Store. However, since upgrading to a new M1 Mac, the product is extremely buggy: colour swatches simply don't work; using the Marquee Tool makes the image vanish until released; constant screen flicker etc. So there is no upgrade path - how convenient for Adobe. There is no patch available for download. Only 'solution' - buy full version of PSE 2021 and suck it up. Personally I find the level of customer support is dismal, not to say non-existent.
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Nov 3 2019
18.0
1.0
Nov 3 2019
1.0
Version: 18.0
Don't waste your money.
zlazkow
zlazkow
Oct 16 2019
2020
0.0
Oct 16 2019
0.0
Version: 2020
I'd gladly use again PSE, if Adobe cuts the price to more realistic, and more competitive with GraphicConverter, which I use extensively and exclusively. NOT $100...not $80 and not $50. It was the best, but it is not anymore. I'd pay not more than $30. Like Pixelmator. That's the REALISTIC price.
Plotzenhots
Plotzenhots
Oct 15 2019
2020
1.0
Oct 15 2019
1.0
Version: 2020
PSE ..., 12, 13, 14, 15, 19... 20 yeahh.. much to expensive for longtime users ..
hmfwic47
hmfwic47
Oct 22 2018
17.0
5.0
Oct 22 2018
5.0
Version: 17.0
I use APE 12 only to make final panoramas and Apple's Photos 4.0 app for other editing.
Roger-Rodrigues
Roger-Rodrigues
Jun 12 2018
16.0
0.0
Jun 12 2018
0.0
Version: 16.0
Is upgrade pricing available?
IngeMortier
IngeMortier
Oct 8 2017
16.0
4.5
Oct 8 2017
4.5
Version: 16.0
Still a master in editing photo files. Easy to use with great wizards for many effects. Industry standard stuff really.
Plotzenhots
Plotzenhots
Dec 16 2016
15.0
1.0
Dec 16 2016
1.0
Version: 15.0
PSE ..., 12, 13, 14, 15, ... yeahh..soo expensive for longtime users ..
ashishmm
ashishmm
Nov 2 2016
15.0
0.5
Nov 2 2016
0.5
Version: 15.0
Bought Photoshop elements 14 and Premiere elements 14 few months ago for INR 9,500. The version 15 upgrades cost INR 11,000 on the Adobe website. Should never have bought this in the first place when so many cheaper options with same functionality are available.
StrictlyBagel
StrictlyBagel
Oct 6 2016
15.0
0.5
Oct 6 2016
0.5
Version: 15.0
No no no no... after paying each year for upgrades to Adobe Photoshop I've had it now. Adobe never addresses bugs and tends to "fix" them with upgrades as opposed to updates. This is it for me.
ashishmm
ashishmm
Jan 23 2016
14.0
0.5
Jan 23 2016
0.5
Version: 14.0
memory hog. Have to force quit this app some times because it just hangs even on the latest mac book pro.
MichaelM3902
MichaelM3902
Sep 27 2015
14.0
0.0
Sep 27 2015
0.0
Version: 14.0
I tried this v14.0 and it lasted for about 5 minutes. I like v6 and that's what I use. Everything since that seems to be geared for the inexperienced.
macus
macus
Sep 25 2015
14.0
1.0
Sep 25 2015
1.0
Version: 14.0
Installer crashes immediately when you try to enter your Adobe ID. Another in the endless stream of major issues with the Adobe installers over many years.
Porpentine
Porpentine
Sep 25 2015
14.0
0.0
Sep 25 2015
0.0
Version: 14.0
$79.99 for an upgrade? Geez Louise!
Rjmorita
Rjmorita
Nov 29 2014
13.0
0.5
Nov 29 2014
0.5
Version: 13.0
For some reason, I cannot even open version 13.0 on my Mac running Yosemite. I'm still using version 11.
Javaman
Javaman
Nov 29 2014
13.0
0.0
Nov 29 2014
0.0
Version: 13.0
Mac users are fortunate to have several good alternatives to Adobe Photoshop. One of them is Photoshop Elements! I’ve downloaded Gimp several times and have always come away feeling, “Yuck!” Sure, it’s capable (and free), but why would you own a Mac to use something like that?! Just my opinion! :) I have Graphic Converter (version 5 or so running under a virtualized “Snow Leopard”). It’s a handy tool to have at one’s disposal and it can manipulate files that other apps (including PS Elements) would choke on, but its GUI is awful, and for most people it’s not a real choice for an “everyday” photo editing app. Acorn is a fine Mac app ( I have version 4.5.x) but it feels more like a paint app than a photo app. That leaves Pixelmator. (I have version 3.3.) It is THE alternative to Photoshop (Elements or otherwise) for Mac users. The price is right, it is a true Mac app, and it’s powerful! (My only real complaint is the plethora of palettes that one has to deal with when using it.) So Mac users these days have plenty of alternatives to Photoshop outside of Adobe, but that doesn’t make PS Elements a bad program, Adobe haters notwithstanding. Although I’m not a fan of the Adobe hegemony, Elements still remains my “go to” app for photo editing. It has a familiar UI, it packs some serious power, it’s feels snappy, it’s not neglected by its developer, it consistently ranks high when reviewed by independent publications, and there are a ton of books, magazines, and websites that provide tutorials and step-by-step guides for about any task that you would want to use it for. I bought PS Elements version 1 on June 15th, 2001 and have been using various iterations of the program ever since. It’s ironic that the first decent, powerful, reasonably priced alternative to Adobe Photoshop, dating back to 2001, was produced by...uh...Adobe! BTW, at the time of this comment (Thanksgiving weekend, 2014), you can/could download Elements 13 from Amazon for $49.00.
Plotzenhots
Plotzenhots
Nov 28 2014
13.0
1.0
Nov 28 2014
1.0
Version: 13.0
an expensive bugfix for older Photoshop Elements – I don´t like it.
Whisperquiet
Whisperquiet
Nov 28 2014
13.0
1.0
Nov 28 2014
1.0
Version: 13.0
If you're not already 'into' or caught up in Adobe; save your money and the hassle. Just go for something like Graphic Converter!
Plotzenhots
Plotzenhots
Oct 25 2014
12.0
1.0
Oct 25 2014
1.0
Version: 12.0
..don´t like it because there are many many good reasons to try other better and (long time) much cheaper tools
Maxter
Maxter
Mar 28 2014
12.0
1.0
Mar 28 2014
1.0
Version: 12.0
Forget about this overpriced piece of junk an it's antediluvian installer and for less than half the price fetch a copy of GraphicConvertrer. It does all this does and more faster and better.
Plotzenhots
Plotzenhots
Dec 9 2020
1.0
Dec 9 2020
1.0
Version: null
DragonMaster
DragonMaster
Nov 3 2019
1.0
Nov 3 2019
1.0
Version: null
IngeMortier
IngeMortier
Oct 8 2017
4.5
Oct 8 2017
4.5
Version: null
ashishmm
ashishmm
Nov 2 2016
0.5
Nov 2 2016
0.5
Version: null
StrictlyBagel
StrictlyBagel
Oct 6 2016
0.5
Oct 6 2016
0.5
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Jan 22 2016
4.5
Jan 22 2016
4.5
Version: null
gaetan-maerten
gaetan-maerten
Sep 25 2015
1.0
Sep 25 2015
1.0
Version: null
macus
macus
Sep 25 2015
1.0
Sep 25 2015
1.0
Version: null
Rjmorita
Rjmorita
Nov 29 2014
0.5
Nov 29 2014
0.5
Version: null
Whisperquiet
Whisperquiet
Nov 28 2014
1.0
Nov 28 2014
1.0
Version: null
Maxter
Maxter
Mar 28 2014
1.0
Mar 28 2014
1.0
Version: null
hmfwic47
hmfwic47
Mar 19 2014
5.0
Mar 19 2014
5.0
Version: null
CynicalMike
CynicalMike
Nov 25 2013
0.5
Nov 25 2013
0.5
Version: null
Nealnt
Nealnt
Sep 25 2013
2.5
Sep 25 2013
2.5
Version: null
Josart
Josart
Apr 5 2013
3.0
Apr 5 2013
3.0
Version: null
JDrr
JDrr
Jan 26 2012
4.0
Jan 26 2012
4.0
Version: null
wilykyley
wilykyley
Jan 4 2012
4.0
Jan 4 2012
4.0
Version: null
Joeschisa
Joeschisa
Dec 31 2011
4.5
Dec 31 2011
4.5
Version: null
Poikkeus
Poikkeus
Jan 3 2011
2.0
Jan 3 2011
2.0
Version: null
Bigboysdad
Bigboysdad
Dec 12 2010
2.5
Dec 12 2010
2.5
Version: null
Abelle
Abelle
Nov 4 2009
5.0
Nov 4 2009
5.0
Version: null
David-Beaman
David-Beaman
Mar 22 2007
5.0
Mar 22 2007
5.0
Version: null
Wolf-H
Wolf-H
Dec 2 2006
3.0
Dec 2 2006
3.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Mar 2 2005
5.0
Mar 2 2005
5.0
Version: null
Me2
Me2
Dec 8 2004
4.5
Dec 8 2004
4.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Sep 24 2003
2.3
Sep 24 2003
2.3
Version: null
Dricci
Dricci
Dec 7 2002
4.5
Dec 7 2002
4.5
Version: null
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